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    Silent Spring

    Book by Rachel Carson about pesticides harming the environment.

    Silent Spring is an environmental science book by Rachel Carson. Published on September 27, 1962, the book documented the environmental harm caused by the indiscriminate use of DDT, a pesticide used by soldiers during World War II. Carson accused the chemical industry of spreading disinformation, and public officials of accepting the industry's marketing claims unquestioningly. In the late 1950s, Carson began to work on environmental conservation, especially environmental problems that she believed were caused by synthetic pesticides. The result of her research was Silent Spring, which brought environmental concerns to the American public. The book was met with fierce opposition by chemical companies, but it swayed public opinion and led to a reversal in US pesticide policy, a nationwide ban on DDT for agricultural uses, and an environmental movement that led to the creation of the US Environmental Protection Agency. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    Silent Spring is an environmental science book by Rachel Carson. [1] Published on September 27, 1962, the book documented the environmental harm caused by the indiscriminate use of DDT, a pesticide used by soldiers during World War II. Carson accused the chemical industry of spreading disinformation, and public officials of accepting the industry's marketing claims unquestioningly.
  3. britannica.com

    Dec 27, 2024Silent Spring, nonfiction book written by Rachel Carson that became one of the most-influential books in the modern environmental movement.Published in 1962, Silent Spring was widely read by the general public and became a New York Times best seller.The book provided the impetus for tighter control of pesticides and has been honoured on many lists of influential books, including Discover ...
  4. rachelcarson.org

    Silent Spring began with a "fable for tomorrow" - a true story using a composite of examples drawn from many real communities where the use of DDT had caused damage to wildlife, birds, bees, agricultural animals, domestic pets, and even humans. Carson used it as an introduction to a very scientifically complicated and already ...
  5. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson is an expertly written environmental science book published in 1962. It focuses on the documentation of detrimental effects that the haphazard use of pesticides has on the environment. In the book, she is vocal about her criticism of chemical industry which she blames for the rampant disinformation that is aimed ...
  6. sparknotes.com

    Carson's use of war imagery throughout Silent Spring underscores the wrongheaded approach of those that sanction pesticides. According to Carson, pest control initiatives come from a militaristic mindset, in which people can conquer and subdue nature by waging a war against it. The vivid war metaphors underscore that the United States ...
  7. Designated October 26, 2012, at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In Spanish: El legado de Primavera silenciosa de Rachel Carson Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, published in 1962, was a landmark in the development of the modern environmental movement.Carson's scientific perspective and rigor created a work of substantial depth and credibility that sparked widespread debate ...
  8. books.google.com

    The Cornerstone of Modern Environmentalism First Published in 1962, Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. "Silent Spring became a runaway bestseller, with international reverberations ...
  9. wp.silentspring.org

    To write Silent Spring, Carson exercised her full powers as both an exacting scientist and a lyrical writer, synthesizing complex findings from biology, chemistry, physiology, and medicine and translating them into window-clear prose. The result was a compelling book revealing an environmental health crisis that had been largely invisible to ...

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